Homes under the highway

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Ben Shipe crouches below the Patterson Street overpass where he has lived with his wife Debbie for last week since coming from Tallahassee after losing his construction job, in Valdosta, Ga. The Shipes are two of about 15 homeless individuals living under the overpass. And while food donations are always welcome, they and others want not for sustenance, but need employment and a safe place to stay and sleep comfortably. For someone to be on their side when they genuinely call for help.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Ben and his wife Debbie embrace under the Patterson Street overpass after Debbie returned with a couple of trays of rice after searching for food in Valdosta, Ga. The Shipes are two of about 15 homeless individuals living under the overpass.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, husband and wife for three and a half years, Ben and Debbie Shipe sit in their makeshift living quarters under the Patterson Street overpass in Valdosta, Ga. The Shipes are two of about 15 homeless individuals living under the overpass.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Kenny Sumner sits on his bed where has lived for four years under the Patterson Street overpass in Valdosta, Ga. Sumner is one of about 15 homeless individuals living under the overpass.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Kenny Sumner prepares his meals on a gas camping stove under the Patterson Street overpass where he has lived for four years, in Valdosta, Ga. Sumner is one of about 15 homeless individuals living under the overpass.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, sleeping quarters are seen under the Patterson Street overpass in Valdosta, Ga. About 15 homeless individuals live under the overpass and while food donations are always welcome, they and others want not for sustenance, but need employment and a safe place to stay and sleep comfortably.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, rows of sleeping sites fill the alcoves under the Patterson Street overpass in Valdosta, Ga.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Ben Shipe bleeds after sustaining a head wound in a fight over food that had been left by a local church member under the Patterson Street overpass where he lives with his wife Debbie in Valdosta, Ga.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, a paramedic examines Ben Shipe after sustaining a head wound in a fight over food that had been left by a local church member under the Patterson Street overpass where he lives with his wife Debbie in Valdosta, Ga.

Credit: AP Photo/The Valdosta Daily Times, Brandon Powers

In this Nov. 30, 2012, photo, Kenny Sumner prepares his meals on a gas camping stove under the Patterson Street overpass where he has lived for four years, in Valdosta, Ga.